Live Reload Server in Go

A minimal live reload server built with Go. It listens for changes to .html, .css, and .js files in the static directory, and automatically refreshes the browser when any of these files are saved.

Features

• Serve static files (.html, .css, .js).
• Automatically detect changes to files in the static directory.
• Refresh the browser upon file changes.

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.16 or above)

Usage

• Run the Go server:

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` go run main.go

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• Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

The browser will automatically reload when you save changes to any .html, .css, or .js file in the static directory.

Future Goals

1. Add WebSocket Support

• Replace the client-side polling mechanism with WebSocket connections to improve efficiency.
• WebSockets will allow real-time communication between the server and browser, ensuring instant reloads without needing to repeatedly request the /reload endpoint.

2. Asset Minification

• Implement a build step to automatically minify static assets (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript).
• This will reduce file sizes, improve load times, and optimize performance for the browser.

3. Gzip Compression

• Add Gzip compression to the server responses to further reduce the size of files being sent over HTTP.
• Compressing static assets before serving them will result in faster delivery and better user experience, especially for large files.